Panel Biter Podcasts

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

What If The Panel Biter...?

What if The Panel Biter did a bunch of quick What If scenarios!?

"Danny Rand: Hero For Hire"
What If Danny Rand Didn't Become Iron Fist?
Danny Rand, an orphaned hier to a million dollar company has trained alongside the monks of Kun Lun ever since the plane crash that took his parents. In his story, he grows into an adult and seeks the man who orchestrated their demise as The Iron Fist. But what if he never got that far? What if a young, inpatient teenaged Danny Rand took his martial arts training and left Kun Lun without becoming The Iron Fist?
He returns to New York and murders Harold Meachum to avenge his parents, but is arrested for his actions. While locked up in the Seagate Prison he enlists for a scientific experiment in return for his freedom. The experiments are a success and Danny Rand leaves with super strength and unbreakable skin. He returns to New York and becomes a Hero for Hire, hoping to make enough money to sue the Meachum Family and get his company back.
In an effort to kill Danny, Ward Meachum hires The Iron Fist to kill him. But how can there be an Iron Fist? When Danny escaped Seagate, two monks from Kun Lun arrived looking for him as an Iron Fist was needed to defeat Shou-Lao the Dragon. They instead take Carl Lucas (the man who would have become Luke Cage) and hastily train him. Carl returns a slayer of evil, men and dragon alike. After defeating The Iron Fist, Danny offers him a job as his bodyguard while he tries to write the wrongs the Meachum's have dealt. And thus, Power Man and Iron Fist-The Heroes For Hire are born!

"Ant-Man Without The Wasp"
What If Hank Pym Never Met Janet Van Dyne?
Hank Pym is synonymous with mental breakdowns that have led to the creation of villains, costume changes, and the slap heard around the comic book community. In this universe, Hank Pym never meets Janet Van Dyne, The Wasp never gets her origin, and Hank remains Ant-Man. Hank only became Giant-Man because he felt inferior to Hulk and Thor. But with no Janet to make him feel small, he can take full advantage of his shrinking powers without fear of emasculation.
As a stable member of The Avengers, Hank becomes a colleague to Tony Stark and falls in love with The Avenger Tigra. When Scott Lang tries to steal the Ant-Man suit to save his daughter's life, Pym catches him in the act and saves Scott's daughter himself. This allows Scott to remain a citizen and a loyal father. Without the creation of Ultron, The Vision is never created. This leaves Scarlet Witch open to marry Wonder Man and have children.
Hank Pym remains a veteran Avenger, included on various rosters, responsible for many brilliant inventions, and the proud father of his recently discovered daughter Nadia, who's mother was murdered after she and Hank parted ways. Hank takes her on as "Ant-Girl". Many changes come to Hank Pym's life as a result of never meeting Janet Van Dyne, many changes that make his true history all the more depressing.

"The New Avengers: Founding Fathers"
What If The Avengers Never Found Captain America?
The Avengers never should have worked. A God, a monster, and two egotistical geniuses being barely glued together by a fashionista in a Wasp costume? Why, if it weren't for the discovery of Captain America they might not have even worked together. So when Namor The Sub-Mariner deices to keep the frozen soldier in Atlantis, The Avengers eventually tire of one another's attitude and part ways. In the absence of these heroes, new heroes arise to take their place. Newly reformed criminal Clint Barton/Hawkeye attempts to recruit Iron Man as the leader of these "New Avengers" and they collect former mutant villains Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, Greek demigod Hercules, ex-KGB agent Black Widow, and monster-made-hero Wonder Man. Even Janet leaves Hank to join the heroes.
As The New Avengers, the heroes battle Klaw, The Grim Reaper, Count Nefaria, Baron Zemo, and Kang The Conqueror. In his jealousy, Hank Pym recreates himself as Yellowjacket and creates Ultron in attempt to convince people (and Janet) that he's a better hero than The Avengers. Without Janet to stop him, Hank is murdered by Ultron and The Avengers use their collective powers to destroy the robot.
In the wake of Hank's death, Janet leaves the team, as does Tony who gives up being Iron Man as he's afraid he might become as irresponsibly manic as Hank. While Tony and Janet settle down elsewhere, Hawkeye tries to lead The Avengers, but fails. The heroes conflicting ideologies and opinions make it impossible to get along. Earth is without it's mightiest heroes.

"Wolverine: The Claws of Venom"
What If Wolverine Got The Symbiot First?
Spider-Man first discovered the alien symbiot on Battleworld during "Secret Wars". But who went into the room before Spidey did? Wolverine. Instead of finding a device to fix his costume, Logan finds a black ball that covers him in a new suit. With Professor Xavier's help, Logan becomes instantly aware of the suit's sentience and decides to keep it for the coming battle against Doctor Doom.
Afterwards, Wolverine and the symbiot become kindred spirits. The suit saps off Logan's aggression which he is full of. During "The Dark Phoenix Saga" Logan is pulled away from Jean's rampage by The Shi'ar Empire who know of the symbol's origins. When Logan comes back with the knowledge of the symbiot's alien origins in mind, he finds Jean dead and The X-Men miserable. Against Scott's orders, Logan brings the X-Men to the planet of the symbiots to get the same strength boost he got. Hopefully this power boost will make them more equip to deal with cosmic entities in the future.
However, not everyone on The X-Men can control their rage like Logan can. The X-Men quickly become killers of criminals and only make the fight for mutant rights harder. It gets to a point where The Avengers have to confront them, which doesn't end pretty. The X-Men who have become infected by the symbiots are trapped in a pocket dimension of Doctor Strange's creation, stuck there until Professor X's psychic powers can find a way to release them. In the meantime, Logan-who avoided capture-decides to use his corrupted strength to "clear the X-Men's schedule" for them. Magneto, Mystique, Juggernaut, and every other enemy of The X-Men better watch out for the pitch-black claws of Wolverine.
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